PART II. THE TOWERS OF SILENCE.
CHAPTER VII.
WAT GREY'S BUSINESS ROMANCE.
Grey found his mother in the front parlour of her own house. She was as bright, intelligent as ever, and put down the Times and took off her spectacles as he entered.
"Henry," she exclaimed, as he came in, "what is the matter? You are looking like a ghost."
"It is only that I have seen one, mother," he said wearily, tenderly, as he kissed her, put his arms round her, and placed her in a chair.
"Seen what?" she demanded, looking up impatiently at her stalwart son.
"A ghost, mother."